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the cost of energy. the lower it is, the more likely the manufacturing company will have the jobs here in america. if you increase the price by 54% or more, which is what many people here are now proposing, you reduce the sni the for a sna manufacturer. every dollar invested in domestic manufacturing creates $8 in finished products. manufacturing is at the heart of who we are as a country. this is something that right now is a discussion we should have in this country. the relationship between low-cost energy and the new manufacturing jobs that we want to see. so we can generate that exik value here in -- economic value here in america. but if we send our natural gas overseas, that same kind of manufacturing future can be constructed in china. let's have that debate here. last month u.s. chemical industry topped $100 billion in new investment as a result of low-cost u.s. natural gas. according to the american chemistry council, those 148 new factories expanded projects could generate $81 billion per year
the cost of energy. the lower it is, the more likely the manufacturing company will have the jobs here in america. if you increase the price by 54% or more, which is what many people here are now proposing, you reduce the sni the for a sna manufacturer. every dollar invested in domestic manufacturing creates $8 in finished products. manufacturing is at the heart of who we are as a country. this is something that right now is a discussion we should have in this country. the relationship between...
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they can develop alternative energy supplies, including fracking. including as the united states becomes an energy exporter, there are alternative sources there in the future and sources -- the inauguration of of the new pipeline project from the caspian sea which will be a new route for gas supplies into europe, not passing through russia, not from russia. this infrastructure will take time to develop but it is important to do so. the world is becoming increasingly unstable. this latest example to world peace is the classic case in my view. will the foreign secretary array with me -- agree with me that our country must rethink the funding of our armed forces to make sure we have the ships, the navy, the air force to me potential threats in the future. i am not hinting we should go to war on this case but it is a reminder we need to keep our defenses up. in an unstable world we do need to keep up our defenses, that is right. that is why this country is investing in some very sophisticated military projects for the future. as twotain the spending per
they can develop alternative energy supplies, including fracking. including as the united states becomes an energy exporter, there are alternative sources there in the future and sources -- the inauguration of of the new pipeline project from the caspian sea which will be a new route for gas supplies into europe, not passing through russia, not from russia. this infrastructure will take time to develop but it is important to do so. the world is becoming increasingly unstable. this latest...
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there will be, you know, maybe within five, six years you begin to get some energy, but to turn that into money might be seven to ten years' window. but what's important about phase one if you have major oil players from the u.s. and russia and europe and china engaged in the sector, in the eastern mediterranean alongside israel and cyprus which relates to then turkey and the e.u. and all of that, it might create for lebanon an investment in its stability and its long-term viability because of the importance of energy. similar to what, how the gulf sort of gets its stability and security. the gulf countries are, you know, strange tribes, but they survived because they have important resources. other parking lots of the world -- parts of the world sometimes have that as well. that's very important for lebanon's geostrategic environment. if the east and west agree that this must be a peace offul zone because there are important resources here, now actually moving forward on what's the economic value of this, the first thing is to figure out how to get it to market. the market is effect
there will be, you know, maybe within five, six years you begin to get some energy, but to turn that into money might be seven to ten years' window. but what's important about phase one if you have major oil players from the u.s. and russia and europe and china engaged in the sector, in the eastern mediterranean alongside israel and cyprus which relates to then turkey and the e.u. and all of that, it might create for lebanon an investment in its stability and its long-term viability because of...
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i hope we do not go to the same process in looking at energy as we have in syria. i will close with this. my time is up. i think our foreign-policy credibility is close to shot at this time. events that have happened over this last year i think have weakened us substantially. i know you are implementers, and i am not jerking this and you. all -- and i am not directly this at you. supportow is i think we the diplomatic activities that are taking place there. any of us are concerned about the interim deal being the final deal or having a series of rolling interim deals. has beenay that russia our partner in all of these things, and i think us rushing to some agreement that again is not one that is substantial enough will shoot all credibility that we have relative to foreign-policy issues. i would just urge you -- i would urge the state department, those that are negotiating to please pause. let's make sure that what we do there is something of long-term significance that batters, and let's -- that matters, and let's appear not to be rushing into a deal just to make
i hope we do not go to the same process in looking at energy as we have in syria. i will close with this. my time is up. i think our foreign-policy credibility is close to shot at this time. events that have happened over this last year i think have weakened us substantially. i know you are implementers, and i am not jerking this and you. all -- and i am not directly this at you. supportow is i think we the diplomatic activities that are taking place there. any of us are concerned about the...
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great strides have also been made with energy efficiency. wind and solar power have doubled since the president took office while consumption has fallen over this time in stronger fuel economy standards with cutting edge technologies have led to the latest vehicle fleet ever. but it directly to make united states more attractive for multinational firms industries like manufacturing. the president recently announced of the energy sector to reduce its dependence on foreign oil sources. the "state of the union" address the president announced his intention with the new executive action to improve the fuel efficiency to help localities attract investment covered by natural gas. the second structural trend i want to talk about is a slowdown in the energy boom is just as important to our overall economy. bennett it is in part to get over the affordable care attacked it is understandable to the cyclical state of the economy to reverse itself set clear it has become that this is a structural future of the economy. but the next figure shows just how
great strides have also been made with energy efficiency. wind and solar power have doubled since the president took office while consumption has fallen over this time in stronger fuel economy standards with cutting edge technologies have led to the latest vehicle fleet ever. but it directly to make united states more attractive for multinational firms industries like manufacturing. the president recently announced of the energy sector to reduce its dependence on foreign oil sources. the...
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energy exports will create good jobs here in america and reduce our nation's trade deficit. american natural gas, our oil and our coal exports will also reap important foreign policy benefits such as helping nations in europe like ukraine free themselves from russian manipulation. that's what it is, mr. president, russian manipulation. last month the magazines "the economist" published an article with the met line," the petro boom of america." ed sait it would be nice if barack obama helped a bit. the article explained the united states may have surpassed russia as the largest oil and natural gas producer. the economist went on to discuss the benefits of liquefied natural gas exports from the united states. it said that natural gas exports -- quote -- "could generate tankerloads of cash, tankerloads of cash for america." however, the economist also pointed out that the process for obtaining the permits, the permits needed to export that american natural gas, they say, is -- quote -- "insanely slow." now, this isn't an exaggeration mr. president. over the past three and a hal
energy exports will create good jobs here in america and reduce our nation's trade deficit. american natural gas, our oil and our coal exports will also reap important foreign policy benefits such as helping nations in europe like ukraine free themselves from russian manipulation. that's what it is, mr. president, russian manipulation. last month the magazines "the economist" published an article with the met line," the petro boom of america." ed sait it would be nice if...
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i think that together, we could resolve -- actually solve the region's water and energy problems. israel has half the rainfall that we had 65 years ago. we have 10 times the population. our gdp has shot up, thank god. we have half the rainfall, 10 times the population, and our water use goes up. which country in the world is not have water problems? israel. [applause] why? technology and innovation. we could make that available to our arab neighbors throughout the region. waterld solve the problems, we can solve the energy problems, we could improve agriculture, we can withve education, health diagnostics on the internet. all that is possible. we could better the lives of hundreds of millions. we all have so much to gain from peace. that is why want to thank the indomitable john kerry. new york and tel aviv, those are the cities that never sleep. john kerry is definitely the city -- secretary of state that never sleeps. [applause] i have got the bags under my eyes to prove it. we are working together literally day and night to seek a door both these, -- a durable peace, and the mu
i think that together, we could resolve -- actually solve the region's water and energy problems. israel has half the rainfall that we had 65 years ago. we have 10 times the population. our gdp has shot up, thank god. we have half the rainfall, 10 times the population, and our water use goes up. which country in the world is not have water problems? israel. [applause] why? technology and innovation. we could make that available to our arab neighbors throughout the region. waterld solve the...
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nuclear energy is a secure energy source that plays a vital role in a responsible, all-of-the-above energy policy. mr. davis: it is the biggest provider of reliable, efficient, clean energy and it provides on-demand energy 24/7. the recent record cold temperatures in the midwest show the importance of energy diversification. many of my constituents saw steep increases in their electric bill. while pipes froze and transportation became difficult because of iced roads and bridges, nuclear power remained consistent. i worry that things could have become worse if nuclear power wasn't able to fill the gaps where needed. this is why i stand here today in support of nuclear energy and all of my constituents and the hardworking taxpayers of clinton and central illinois. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, thank you very much for this opportunity to
nuclear energy is a secure energy source that plays a vital role in a responsible, all-of-the-above energy policy. mr. davis: it is the biggest provider of reliable, efficient, clean energy and it provides on-demand energy 24/7. the recent record cold temperatures in the midwest show the importance of energy diversification. many of my constituents saw steep increases in their electric bill. while pipes froze and transportation became difficult because of iced roads and bridges, nuclear power...
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, nuclear energy plants. many countries in the world have nuclear energy. but only a handful actually process it themselves. most just decide to buy it already processed from abroad. we have agreements and we have arrangements with countries all over the planet that do that. only a handful actually retain the capacity to reprocess it or -- or -- or to enrich uranium or reprocess plutonium. when you see a country -- when you see a country announce that they are going to invest money, time and energy in developing a processing -- a reprocessing or an enrichment exaibilityd, that raises -- capability, that raises red flags and here's why. because while you only need a certain level of enrichment to be able to provide nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and a little bit of a higher level in order to be able to use it for medical isotopes, the exact same machines, the exact same facilities, the exact same scientists are the exact same runs that can also reprocess or enrich to an even higher level to use in a weap
, nuclear energy plants. many countries in the world have nuclear energy. but only a handful actually process it themselves. most just decide to buy it already processed from abroad. we have agreements and we have arrangements with countries all over the planet that do that. only a handful actually retain the capacity to reprocess it or -- or -- or to enrich uranium or reprocess plutonium. when you see a country -- when you see a country announce that they are going to invest money, time and...
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. >> secretary, you've championed broadening the energy pace for the -- energy base for the navy. how is that a going? and, again, how do you manage that? >> well, first, it's going very well. i said in answer to the first question that it's fuel and energy is a military vulnerability particularly the way we're doing it today. i'm very glad that america's producing more oil and gas. but even if we produce all that we can use, there are two pretty overriding factors. number one, oil and gas are global commodities. and the price is set globally. so you get some instability somewhere, you get somebody threatening to close a strait somewhere, you get anything, when the syrian crisis started, the price of oil went up $10 a barrel. syria's not a major producer, but it's a security premium that traders place on oil regardless of where it's coming from. every time the price of oil goes up a dollar a barrel, it costs the navy and marine corps $30 million in additional fuel costs. in '11 and '12, i was presented with, the navy was presented with an additional unbudgeted $2 billion in fuel c
. >> secretary, you've championed broadening the energy pace for the -- energy base for the navy. how is that a going? and, again, how do you manage that? >> well, first, it's going very well. i said in answer to the first question that it's fuel and energy is a military vulnerability particularly the way we're doing it today. i'm very glad that america's producing more oil and gas. but even if we produce all that we can use, there are two pretty overriding factors. number one, oil...
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million package for 2015 and it would fund defense, pre-k, job trading and the like, manufacture and energy and bread and butter issues. that is their idea. no one thinks it is going to happen before the elections. it is possible there could be agreement after the election. but you know, against all odds, ryan and murray did find a compromise before. so it isn't guaranteed not to happen. >> host: the president's budget is one thing, murray and the ryan deal is another and you have the of the approperators >> guest: right they are hard at work and people are not paying much attention to that. going forward, that work is going to continue. the president and whitehouse will try to strike the balance because congress has the ability to shift or shape what the lower level accounts look like. but this is a battle on what happens after the year. >> host: and then what? >> guest: if the republicans win in the senate and increase in the house, it is hard to see obama achieving much in the final two years. maybe republicans will do a deal on corporate taxes, but it is hard to imagine. if democrats ke
million package for 2015 and it would fund defense, pre-k, job trading and the like, manufacture and energy and bread and butter issues. that is their idea. no one thinks it is going to happen before the elections. it is possible there could be agreement after the election. but you know, against all odds, ryan and murray did find a compromise before. so it isn't guaranteed not to happen. >> host: the president's budget is one thing, murray and the ryan deal is another and you have the of...
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they wanted the strength, the energy, the excitement that most of us had to be americans. so in idaho they decided this tea party patriots are so racist, they decided that they wanted a puerto rican bor mormoo be their congressman. [applause] and they worked so hard for me but in my primary i was outspent 5-1. they couldn't raise the money that they could raise the forces to these the establishment. and i won the race by nine points. [applause] when the preferred candidate of the establishment lost, they decided that they were okay. the establishment decided that they didn't want me to be here in washington so they were not going to help me in my race and they decided to move on to other races. the tea party and many of you in idaho decided that they wanted me to win. so i got outspent 6-1 in my general election and guess what i won that race by ten points. [applause] you can and have made a difference in the united states. and it's important that you get together and do make a difference again in 2014. because we need to take the country back and we need to remind america
they wanted the strength, the energy, the excitement that most of us had to be americans. so in idaho they decided this tea party patriots are so racist, they decided that they wanted a puerto rican bor mormoo be their congressman. [applause] and they worked so hard for me but in my primary i was outspent 5-1. they couldn't raise the money that they could raise the forces to these the establishment. and i won the race by nine points. [applause] when the preferred candidate of the establishment...
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infrastructure, complies with all security council resolutions, cooperates with the international atomic energy agency, respects human rights, and ceases to promote global terrorism. furthermore, the nuclear weapons-free iran act implements president obama's own policy. in his recent state of the union address he stated -- and i quote -- "be the first to call for more sanctions" -- close quote should iran fail to uphold the interim agreement. by passing this legislation we are ensuring that the united states has the ability to further penalize iran for its continued noncompliance. nevertheless, president obama has threatened to veto this legislation, further indicating his willingness to blindly concede to iranian rhetoric. now is not the time for this nation to exhibit weakness. now is our chance to demonstrate to iran and to the world that we are serious about nuclear nonproliferation in compliance with international laws and obligations. for these reasons i strongly support the nuclear weapons-free iran act as presented in this amendment and i urge my colleagues to act swiftly to pass this i
infrastructure, complies with all security council resolutions, cooperates with the international atomic energy agency, respects human rights, and ceases to promote global terrorism. furthermore, the nuclear weapons-free iran act implements president obama's own policy. in his recent state of the union address he stated -- and i quote -- "be the first to call for more sanctions" -- close quote should iran fail to uphold the interim agreement. by passing this legislation we are...
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development and all alternative energy options are necessary. we must renew the production tax credit for wind energy. the u.s. now leads the world in wind energy production and the industry supports more than 80,000 domestic jobs. it is in the best interest of our environment, our economy, and future generations that we renew the p.t.c., ensure that our nation cons to be a world lead for the clean energy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, members of the house, i rise in support of the president and the republicans and democrats in this institution and across this country who want an end to the war in afghanistan. it has cost us trillions of dollar this is a we can ill afford, there's $100 billion that have been spent in infrastructure, the inspector general cannot find where the money has gone or where the projects have been completed. mr. nolan: there's $
development and all alternative energy options are necessary. we must renew the production tax credit for wind energy. the u.s. now leads the world in wind energy production and the industry supports more than 80,000 domestic jobs. it is in the best interest of our environment, our economy, and future generations that we renew the p.t.c., ensure that our nation cons to be a world lead for the clean energy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. for what...
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may have to do a lot of things by ourselves because they're dependent on russia for a lot of their energy supplies and actually we have seen a significant recession in european leadership over the last ten to 20 years. but we need to act and we need to speak up in favor of the people who are now being overtaken in crimea by vladimir putin's army, his military. and i worry and -- in conclusion i say it's time we woke up about vladimir putin. it's time that this administration got real. and it's also time for us to worry about what vladimir putin will do on eastern ukraine on the pretext that somehow disorder and demonstrations might require russian presence. and my friends, if we allow mr. putin to assert his authority over these areas because of russian-speaking people, that message is not lost on poland, where there's russian population, on romania, on latvia, estonia, lithuania and moldova, and we are on the verge possibly of seeing a move to reassert the old russian empire, which is mr. putin's lifelong ambition. madam president, i've overstayed my time. i thank my colleague from alaba
may have to do a lot of things by ourselves because they're dependent on russia for a lot of their energy supplies and actually we have seen a significant recession in european leadership over the last ten to 20 years. but we need to act and we need to speak up in favor of the people who are now being overtaken in crimea by vladimir putin's army, his military. and i worry and -- in conclusion i say it's time we woke up about vladimir putin. it's time that this administration got real. and it's...
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about energy and production of energy. it is not insignificant that north america is going to be essentially as we fulfill the capabilities of our technology -- it is the number one producer of energy and what kind of leverage does it give us or not give us. markets and economics always dictate different dynamics of any foreign policy equation. >> finally in light of the deterioration of our relationship with russia as i have just described, will the u.s. continued to pursue a new nuclear weapons treaty with russia as the president outlined in his speech in berlin last june? are pursuinge compliance with the new start treaty. there is no new treaty. we've been do it in conjunction as we have had. >> recent events give a certain pause? you always start with the ronald reagan theme of trust and verify. that is why you have verification procedures in place for all of these treaties. >> i understand and i would add only that given their failure to comply with the agreements we've got, i have significant concerns about that. th
about energy and production of energy. it is not insignificant that north america is going to be essentially as we fulfill the capabilities of our technology -- it is the number one producer of energy and what kind of leverage does it give us or not give us. markets and economics always dictate different dynamics of any foreign policy equation. >> finally in light of the deterioration of our relationship with russia as i have just described, will the u.s. continued to pursue a new nuclear...
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we're constraining the energy, the innovation, the creativity of the most amazing engine for discovery the world has seen, which is america's science. >> dr. collins, what you're saying is that young people are discouraged from coming forth because they don't think that there's going to be the money there to fund their project? i see dr. hodes and landus shaking their head. so we have promising ideas. people in our own country, in our own country with these ideas ready to roll. well, let me ask you this. the whole idea of doubling, i don't know if it's in our fiscal cards. but i understand we shared an idea here that if we had stayed on the 3% growth initiated by harkin-spector, where would we be now, about $40 billion? >> if you look at that curve of what the trajectory was prior to the 1998 doubling, it was about a 3% growth rate, and that's accounting for inflation. so real growth in terms of purchasing power. if we had stayed on that curve, we would now be just at about $40 billion. rvelgs so it's $10 billion less than where we are. we're both not only at the national institutes of
we're constraining the energy, the innovation, the creativity of the most amazing engine for discovery the world has seen, which is america's science. >> dr. collins, what you're saying is that young people are discouraged from coming forth because they don't think that there's going to be the money there to fund their project? i see dr. hodes and landus shaking their head. so we have promising ideas. people in our own country, in our own country with these ideas ready to roll. well, let...
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energy goals. using a voluntary market-driven approach, this bipartisan legislation will help harness new technologies and support private sector innovation to develop more efficient ways of utilizing energy. h.r. 2126 also seeks to improve federal energy efficiency, a critical initiative given that the federal government is the nation's largest user of energy. utilizing energy saving techniques can significantly reduce the amount of u.s. taxpayer dollars spent on federal energy costs. mr. speaker, when it comes to energy -- american energy, everything needs to be on the table. coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydro, wind, solar, you name it. and, yes, improving the energy efficiency is an important part of the all-of-the-above equation. the passage of this important energy efficiency bill will help us as we continue to work together on a bipartisan basis in the coming months and years to tackle the many energy challenges facing the nation. we have a lot of work to do. you know, basically what this bill
energy goals. using a voluntary market-driven approach, this bipartisan legislation will help harness new technologies and support private sector innovation to develop more efficient ways of utilizing energy. h.r. 2126 also seeks to improve federal energy efficiency, a critical initiative given that the federal government is the nation's largest user of energy. utilizing energy saving techniques can significantly reduce the amount of u.s. taxpayer dollars spent on federal energy costs. mr....
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waxman, the ranking member of energy and commerce, from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: i thank the gentleman for yielding to me. the truth of the matter is no matter how many votes the republicans cast to repeal the affordable care act, and no matter how many distortions they spread about the law, there are some facts they cannot change. they cannot change the fact that because the affordable care act nobody in america can ever again be denied health insurance because they have a pre-existing condition. they cannot change the fact that a woman can never be charged more than a man for the same coverage. they cannot change the fact that a family will never again be left without coverage just because their child's hospital bills got too high. these facts are stubborn. they are inconvenient for my republican colleagues, so they ignore them and they deny them. republicans have voted or will today 50 times to try to take away the basic security and freedom guaranteed by the affordable care act.
waxman, the ranking member of energy and commerce, from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: i thank the gentleman for yielding to me. the truth of the matter is no matter how many votes the republicans cast to repeal the affordable care act, and no matter how many distortions they spread about the law, there are some facts they cannot change. they cannot change the fact that because the affordable care act nobody in america can ever...
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the extraordinary impact, enthusiasm, energy, that particular private company has brought to the afghan media scene. more about that in a minute. they're not the only ones. as ambassador dobbins mentioned there are something like 75 television stations and 175 radio stations. there is enormously vigorous, varied conversation going on the airwaves in afghanistan among afghans. tolo tv may be the largest but only one of many so that is a very notable piece of the media landscape. the third thing is that as a embassy official i went around the country and i often visited little tiny fm stations in villages and small towns around afghanistan and there are a lot of them and you go into a, perhaps it is a one-room fm station somewhere in a small town that doesn't have too much going for it and you find young people at the microphone, finding some way to get a little music on with some kind of a basic tape recorder and in many cases these stations were started by locals with help from ngos, prominently by internews which is represented by some senior people from internews are here today and th
the extraordinary impact, enthusiasm, energy, that particular private company has brought to the afghan media scene. more about that in a minute. they're not the only ones. as ambassador dobbins mentioned there are something like 75 television stations and 175 radio stations. there is enormously vigorous, varied conversation going on the airwaves in afghanistan among afghans. tolo tv may be the largest but only one of many so that is a very notable piece of the media landscape. the third thing...
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the department of energy has regulatory authority over liquefied natural gas exports, a lng exports. and it will continue to make public interest determinations on a case by case basis considering economic energy security, environmental and geopolitical impact among other factors. we are moving forward to assist the ukraine in many ways including in the area of energy security on the matter of the regulatory authority for zero mg exports of something that doe handles on the case by case basis. >> giving them access to suppliers elsewhere in the world, other national suppliers? >> present pattern. >> just to be clear, the executive order establishes a framework for sanctions. it does not specify individuals. establishes a broad authority that can be used as appropriate given the situation on the ground. so the secretary of treasury is now under this executive order allowing the secretary of state who compose sanctions would conduct subscribe in newark. hence the individual sanction under this executive order will be paced on the foreign asset control special edition -- designated nati
the department of energy has regulatory authority over liquefied natural gas exports, a lng exports. and it will continue to make public interest determinations on a case by case basis considering economic energy security, environmental and geopolitical impact among other factors. we are moving forward to assist the ukraine in many ways including in the area of energy security on the matter of the regulatory authority for zero mg exports of something that doe handles on the case by case basis....
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investment treaty that would cover the energy sector. such an arrangement would protect american companies eager to invest in venezuela and at the same time modernize facilities and increase production of crude, which i might add, can be refined at the citgo facilities in corpus christi, texas, resulting in gasoline and other refined petroleum products that can be sold on the open market for the benefit of the venezuela people, not given to cuba to prop up the castros, which is a better deal for the venezualan people? having them receive the benefits of the bounty god has given that country in the open market, receive freedom, receive material blessings? or have instead their oil given to castro to fuel the repressive policies that are inflicting misery on so many millions? this is a dangerous and unsettling moment for venezuela but it is also a moment of great opportunity. almost exactly one year ago the obama administration had a chance to push strongly for reform in venezuela when chavez was on his death bed. instead the obama adminis
investment treaty that would cover the energy sector. such an arrangement would protect american companies eager to invest in venezuela and at the same time modernize facilities and increase production of crude, which i might add, can be refined at the citgo facilities in corpus christi, texas, resulting in gasoline and other refined petroleum products that can be sold on the open market for the benefit of the venezuela people, not given to cuba to prop up the castros, which is a better deal...
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energy cooperation talks were canceled. the obama administration has placed a hold on all aspects of bilateral interaction. until the crisis in crimea is further resolved. host: is it enough to have sanctions to influence what is going on in ukraine? guest: the economic situation in russia may be more vulnerable to economic pressure than most people think. this is according to senior officials. they think that the russian ruble will tumble. willinvestment in russia fall. and that this will have a cumulative effect to pushing those who can influence moscow to have a change of calculus. other analysts are not so sure. the russian system is extremely opaque. not a lot of good data is coming out. they have the ability to manipulate that data. putin has taken the decision that whatever costs or pressure he has to suffer under, he is willing to take those costs. he still sees the benefits. host: what is the point of all this? from mr. putin's position. guest: for putin, ukraine and crimea are personal issues. he believes, and man
energy cooperation talks were canceled. the obama administration has placed a hold on all aspects of bilateral interaction. until the crisis in crimea is further resolved. host: is it enough to have sanctions to influence what is going on in ukraine? guest: the economic situation in russia may be more vulnerable to economic pressure than most people think. this is according to senior officials. they think that the russian ruble will tumble. willinvestment in russia fall. and that this will have...
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we are producing more energy than ever before and we are thating climate pollution threatens the future of our children and our grandchildren. so we've made progress, and that's why i believe this can be a breakthrough year for america. after five years of great and determined effort, no other country is better positioned for the 21st century. that's not just my opinion. you talk to big investors, you talk to ceo's, you talk to leaders of other countries and they look at us and say, you have so much going for you. but we all know we've still got more to do. we've got work to do, because the trends that have battered the middle class for decades have not been reversed. in some cases they have grown starker. after four and half years of economic growth, corporate havets, stock prices, they really been higher, those at the top have never done better. but average wages have barely budged. too many middle-class families are working harder than ever and are treading water. many families cannot seem to work their way into the middle class at all. areladders of opportunity now the roving -- are
we are producing more energy than ever before and we are thating climate pollution threatens the future of our children and our grandchildren. so we've made progress, and that's why i believe this can be a breakthrough year for america. after five years of great and determined effort, no other country is better positioned for the 21st century. that's not just my opinion. you talk to big investors, you talk to ceo's, you talk to leaders of other countries and they look at us and say, you have so...
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energy sectors of the massive amount of corruption that takes place, those things have got to be dealt with. candidly one of the roles that the imf is best at playing has been that mechanism that helps force those changes without an outside 4825 forcing mechanism in this -- is on like the that the ukraine will be a will to -- it will take them strong, strong . >> the effort to attach the main veteran groups have come out against it. >> you know, i -- the senate to vote have been here seven years now. the senate has been on the verge of a death spiral for several months. when you have a leader -- and i said this directly. this is in his office. when you have of the year that is totally banned on ensuring that there is no debate you will find people using all kinds of avenues to try to bring something to the floor for debate it is beyond belief. it is the greatest deliberative body you have friends and ellis side of the aisle of just as frustrated as many it's reprehensible. reprehensible away the united states and operates. i think most of vino that i have done everything i can to reach
energy sectors of the massive amount of corruption that takes place, those things have got to be dealt with. candidly one of the roles that the imf is best at playing has been that mechanism that helps force those changes without an outside 4825 forcing mechanism in this -- is on like the that the ukraine will be a will to -- it will take them strong, strong . >> the effort to attach the main veteran groups have come out against it. >> you know, i -- the senate to vote have been...
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n the 2012 election cycle, big energy, the big energy industry, poured $140 million into congressional campaigns. that's in one election cycle. $380 ey spent another million on lobbying expenditures here in the city of washington. here on capitol hill. wall street. they were at the top of the list. again, in one election cycle, in the 2012 election cycle, the financial industry contributed $660 million to congressional campaigns. and spent another $490 million, almost half a billion dollars on lobbying up here on capitol hill. sometimes we ask ourselves, and i know my constituents ask me and i know americans raise this from time to time, how is it the case that an industry like the oil and gas industry that in 2011 posted profits, the top phi oil and gas companies posted billion, how sit -- how is it an industry like that continues to get taxpayer subsidies every year to the tune of $5 billion? how are they able to preserve that loophole? when they're making all those profits. and they don't need that taxpayer subsidy. how does that come to pass? well, i just read you the numbers. if y
n the 2012 election cycle, big energy, the big energy industry, poured $140 million into congressional campaigns. that's in one election cycle. $380 ey spent another million on lobbying expenditures here in the city of washington. here on capitol hill. wall street. they were at the top of the list. again, in one election cycle, in the 2012 election cycle, the financial industry contributed $660 million to congressional campaigns. and spent another $490 million, almost half a billion dollars on...
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we could solve the energy problems. we could improve education with e-learning, health, diagnostics on the internet. all of that is possible. we could better of the lives of hundreds of millions. we all have so much to gain from peace. that's why i want to thank the indomitable john kerry, you know, new york, and tel aviv. they are the city that is never sleep. john kerry is definitely the secretary of state who never sleeps. and -- [applause] and i've got the bags under my eyes to prove it. we're working together literally day and night to seek a durable peace. a peace anchored at solid security arrangements and the mutual recognition of two nation states. [applause] israel, israel is the nation-state of the jewish people with the civil rights of all citizens. jews and non-jews alike are guaranteed. the land of israel is the place where the identity of the jewish people was forged. it was in hebron that abraham bought the cave of the patriarchs and the matriarchs. it was in bethel that jacob dreamed his dreams. it was
we could solve the energy problems. we could improve education with e-learning, health, diagnostics on the internet. all of that is possible. we could better of the lives of hundreds of millions. we all have so much to gain from peace. that's why i want to thank the indomitable john kerry, you know, new york, and tel aviv. they are the city that is never sleep. john kerry is definitely the secretary of state who never sleeps. and -- [applause] and i've got the bags under my eyes to prove it....
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part of the common action plan deals with the range of internally policy like investments in clean energy, moving out greenhouse and being a local good governor as we prepare for the change. through fema to help state, local and tribal governments prepare and to include research data and unlocking information. and making sure we are investing in the right technology that is help water systems for example. multiple parts to that. >> last question on the budget. the ryan murray deal for 2014, shows 1012, fwhbut the budget ss the 1030. can you explain that? >> there are parts that have different technical places. the wild fire proposal in how we do the wild fire proposals is one of the example of the numbers you see in the budget. to go over the wild fire proposal, we believe the issue of wild fire financing in the united states isn't being done in the cost effective way. on an annual bases, when the wild fires start they end hollowing out the types of investments we need to make in the efforts in the space. they can't do planning and take money from other places. we should be investing. wha
part of the common action plan deals with the range of internally policy like investments in clean energy, moving out greenhouse and being a local good governor as we prepare for the change. through fema to help state, local and tribal governments prepare and to include research data and unlocking information. and making sure we are investing in the right technology that is help water systems for example. multiple parts to that. >> last question on the budget. the ryan murray deal for...
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and so the secretary of energy asked me to do that project in the department of energy, and the department of energy was on, like, 133 task forces that either the secretary, the deputy secretary or an undersecretary had to participate in and had meetings at least once a month or once a week or whatever. so i sent around a questionnaire to all the assistant secretaries and said how many of these task forces do you think we could eliminate? and what do you think the answer was? [laughter] none. even though some of them never went to 'em, some of them never met. when they, when push came to shove, and this was in the reagan administration, they didn't want to give it up because at some point in tomb in some future -- in time in some future there might be an interagency task force that helped department of energy. i think if we checked with the federal agencies, they would all tell us they not only couldn't give back any spectrum, they probably needed more. but if we had a market an lust come in and do an outside independent audit, we'd probably get a totally different 180-degree report. >> ho
and so the secretary of energy asked me to do that project in the department of energy, and the department of energy was on, like, 133 task forces that either the secretary, the deputy secretary or an undersecretary had to participate in and had meetings at least once a month or once a week or whatever. so i sent around a questionnaire to all the assistant secretaries and said how many of these task forces do you think we could eliminate? and what do you think the answer was? [laughter] none....
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how can we start shifting the whole new level of energy and creativity into that discussion? click >> anyone else on that subject? >> the gentle man standing in front. >> my question goes t about the violent in jordan. i think that is in a great deal of effect and the freedom of press and freedom of expression. so, had been media organizations partnered with the ministry security ministries or institutions with this issue and how do you see the level of violence against journalists in the future and how do you see the future growing to protect the rights of the journalists and their rights in the future. >> it is good to see you in washington. it is a huge challenge. violence against media workers is becoming increasingly a bigger challenge. and it's a lot of media workers and it has -- because it is waged by people who work in the government, most of them are security workers and has created a vicious cycle where the media criticizes the government. there is pressure on the media where as an underline to construct if role of journalism and the only part is the tablet and bec
how can we start shifting the whole new level of energy and creativity into that discussion? click >> anyone else on that subject? >> the gentle man standing in front. >> my question goes t about the violent in jordan. i think that is in a great deal of effect and the freedom of press and freedom of expression. so, had been media organizations partnered with the ministry security ministries or institutions with this issue and how do you see the level of violence against...
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population shares our christian faith, or identifies with any faith, and the ukraine is a source of no energy or crucial materials, indeed the country is a source of instability and corruption. so why should americans and hoosiers care about what's happening to a country 5,000 miles away? well, let me suggest some reasons and then perhaps some suggestions as to what would be the best way for us to help influence this crisis situation in way that's positive for our country and, frankly, for western democracy and, frankly, for the world. the first and most obvious reason we should take this seriously is the central lesson of history. conflicts, even catastrophes, sometimes grow from small beginnings. most know that the assassination of an imperial relative in a balkan town in 1914 led to the death by violence of 37 million people, world war i. we also know that the cataclysm of world war ii began with the stealth invasion of aws tra and czechoslovakia in 1938 and despite warnings and to what this might lead to, we saw the tragic loss of tens of millions of people in world war ii. this sort of i
population shares our christian faith, or identifies with any faith, and the ukraine is a source of no energy or crucial materials, indeed the country is a source of instability and corruption. so why should americans and hoosiers care about what's happening to a country 5,000 miles away? well, let me suggest some reasons and then perhaps some suggestions as to what would be the best way for us to help influence this crisis situation in way that's positive for our country and, frankly, for...
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they not only have an energy problem and the pollution problem. they have a problem of fundamental shift in their society from an agrarian society to a society made up of cities arty 5 million people. they are in a position where they have real problems. we want to see do well, manufacturers coming from europe as well as china and the far east? gas is seven times cheaper here than it is there. epicenterng to be the of energy in north america throughout the first half of the 20th century. that's not a boast. it's a pure, natural fact. going for us.hing everything. education. best our workers are three times as productive. that's not the kids they are bad. we are better. it's time we remind ourselves just how powerful we are politically, economically, and militarily. use that power to generate the kind of education system, the kind of job opportunities, and the kind of opportunities that grow the rest of the world. there's not a leader in the world who wouldn't trade positions with the united states. say, woe maury povich is me. come on. i have a si
they not only have an energy problem and the pollution problem. they have a problem of fundamental shift in their society from an agrarian society to a society made up of cities arty 5 million people. they are in a position where they have real problems. we want to see do well, manufacturers coming from europe as well as china and the far east? gas is seven times cheaper here than it is there. epicenterng to be the of energy in north america throughout the first half of the 20th century. that's...
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example, it was reported that a proposed osha regulation would impose costs on the growing domesticic energy sector equal to 1,120 per affected employee. these employ yes, sir should not have to -- employees should not have to worry about smaller paychecks and another emerging practice of washington regulators that hides the real impact that excessive regulation has on jobs. under the pretense of minimal regulatory impact, this administration argues that the jobs lost for instance in mining, manufacturing or construction will be offset by new jobs in regulatory compliance. therefore, a majority of their regulations look a lot better and not as harmful. this is wrong. this is not being straight with the public. we must deliver transparency and accountability on the part of this administration and its bureaucracy. i doubt it is any solace to the plant worker who loses his or her job because of regulations because a new job in another sector will be created to comply with these regulations. today, we'll consider an amendment by our colleague, the gentleman from pennsylvania, to mix these proble
example, it was reported that a proposed osha regulation would impose costs on the growing domesticic energy sector equal to 1,120 per affected employee. these employ yes, sir should not have to -- employees should not have to worry about smaller paychecks and another emerging practice of washington regulators that hides the real impact that excessive regulation has on jobs. under the pretense of minimal regulatory impact, this administration argues that the jobs lost for instance in mining,...
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there are challenges with respect to their energy sources. we are committed firmly to the direction they have chosen for themselves. we will talk about the neighborhood, the region. i look forward to a timely conversation as i depart for tf. >> thank you for this conversation. grateful.remely we are building a functioning institution. tolerantilding a society, making sure that we are ofe to ensure the benefits the citizens of mobile the. a strategicch dialogue, which i am sure will be extremely important in building a more functioning society. we were able to resume the activities of the trade commission because we are indeed accessterested to spend -- we would like to see more american investment in the economy. the response from the usc cr is extremely promising. we will launch today to make sure that there are working groups. numeric and step forth -- it is about the security cooperation. some verythe region .egative developments unfolding since we are the neighbor of ukraine -- [indiscernible] everything that happens in ukraine is extreme
there are challenges with respect to their energy sources. we are committed firmly to the direction they have chosen for themselves. we will talk about the neighborhood, the region. i look forward to a timely conversation as i depart for tf. >> thank you for this conversation. grateful.remely we are building a functioning institution. tolerantilding a society, making sure that we are ofe to ensure the benefits the citizens of mobile the. a strategicch dialogue, which i am sure will be...
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diplomatic energies notwithstanding, we're not happy with the path that the situation in syria's taking, not by a long shot. united states is the largest provider of humanitarian aid to syrian refugees outside the country, including in lebanon. the aid that we give is through the u.n. and then distributed through worthy ngos. we're the largest provider of humanitarian aid, we are deeply engaged in negotiations around the eventual destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile in syria, we're engaged in geneva to try and find a path forward, but while we are deeply engaged, we're not happy with the process and the progress. and so that continues to pose challenges that could be of longstanding nature for lebanon. we, weeks ago i called for a resolution after meeting with santorums of civil war in syria who exited through lebanon to try to provide more aggressive insertion of humanitarian aid in syria. not just outside the country, but the focus op aid inside sir -- on aid inside syria. the u.n. last week adopted a resolution finally overcoming russia's propensity to veto even humanitarian
diplomatic energies notwithstanding, we're not happy with the path that the situation in syria's taking, not by a long shot. united states is the largest provider of humanitarian aid to syrian refugees outside the country, including in lebanon. the aid that we give is through the u.n. and then distributed through worthy ngos. we're the largest provider of humanitarian aid, we are deeply engaged in negotiations around the eventual destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile in syria, we're...
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matters and energy matters. each of the five armed forces as its own intelligence branch. you put all that together and to 16 of them. the problem with the silos. we learned from 9/11 that all that intelligence was never brought together. lookyou retrospectively back and see all the clues, all the pieces were there and they never were put into a coherent whole. we need an integrated intelligence on a more practical level. i have a friend who went to graduate school. he was commander of the submarine. to go given an order photograph a brand-new ship from a hostile country. , tookt into shallow water great risks, took some photographs. he was able to escape and come out. manyyou think you have people live in your hands and you take that kind of risk. he later transferred to the national security council and was working on things when this particular question came up. they looked at the files with extensive photographs of the ship that he risked his life to go photograph. where do they come from? satellite photos.
matters and energy matters. each of the five armed forces as its own intelligence branch. you put all that together and to 16 of them. the problem with the silos. we learned from 9/11 that all that intelligence was never brought together. lookyou retrospectively back and see all the clues, all the pieces were there and they never were put into a coherent whole. we need an integrated intelligence on a more practical level. i have a friend who went to graduate school. he was commander of the...